{"collection":"cfu","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cfu/boo/boo05.htm","path":"cfu/boo/boo05.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cfu/boo/boo05.htm","text":"The Book of Odes, by L. Cranmer-Byng, [1908]\nGalloping, galloping, gallant steed;\n Six reins slackened and dull with sweat,\n Galloping, galloping still we speed,\n Seeking, counselling, onward set.\nGalloping, galloping, piebald steed;\n Six reins, silken reins, start and strain,\n Galloping, galloping, still we speed,\n News\u2014what news\u2014from the King's domain.\nGalloping, galloping, white and black;\n Six reins glossy and flaked with foam,\n Galloping, galloping, look not back!\n On for the King\u2014for the King we roam.\nGalloping, galloping, dappled grey;\n Six reins true to the hand alone,\n Galloping, galloping, night and day,\n Seeking, questioning, galloping, gone!","title":"The Book of Odes: King's Messenger","type":"page"}